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swecc

(n.)
Grammar
swecc, swæcc,es; m.

a taste, flavour, savour ⬩ the sense, of taste ⬩ an odour, a scent, smell ⬩ the sense of smell ⬩ an odour ⬩ odor

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a taste, flavour, savour Ðæs ( the manna's) swæc (gustus ) wæs swilce smedema mid hunige, Ex. 16, 31: Bt. 34, 11 ; Fox 152, 1. Swæcces nectaris, saporis, Hpt. Gl. 488, 26. Búton swæcce ( sapore ) sealtes. Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 15. On swæce swylce gréne

Linked entries: swæc swice

swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽtan, p. te

To sweat ⬩ of the natural moisture of the skin ⬩ to sweat with hard labour, so to toil : ⬩ to sweat, send forth like sweat, to exude (of persons or things) ⬩ to send forth blood, to bleed, ⬩ to sweat.

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To sweat. of the natural moisture of the skin Ðætte hé swá swíþe swǽtte swá hé in swoloþan middes sumeres wǽre quia ita, quasi in media aestatis caumate, sudaverit Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 29. Sitte hé on bæþe óó ðæt hé swǽte . . . óþ hé wel swǽte, Lchdm.

Linked entry: swítan

æt-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swerian, p. -swór; pp. -sworen

To forswear ⬩ deny with an oath ⬩ abjurare

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To forswear, deny with an oath; abjurare, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 11, note

swǽpa

(n.)
Grammar
swǽpa, swépa (-e,-o); pl.

Sweepings

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Sweepings, in compounds (not inserted in proper place) Ǽswǽpe (beánscalu) quisquiliarum, surculi minuti Hpt. Gl. 420, 59. Áswépa peripsema 504, 3. Geswǽpa peripsema Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 68. Geswépa, geswǽpa (gen-, MS.), 95, 18. Geswépo, 76, 17. Bió hé gehealden

Linked entries: æsce-geswáp a-swáp

ge-swétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swétan, p. -swétte; pp. -swéted, -swét [swéte sweet]

To make sweet ⬩ sweeten ⬩ season ⬩ condīre ⬩ indulcāre ⬩ indulcōrāre

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To make sweet, sweeten, season; condīre, indulcāre, indulcōrāre Ic geswéte synna lustas I sweeten the delights of sins, Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 24; Jul. 369. His bodunga mid sóþre lufe symle geswétte he ever sweetened his preachings with true love, Homl

Linked entry: swétan

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.

strong ⬩ producing a powerful effect ⬩ strong, violent (of wind, stream, etc.) ⬩ strong, not easily broken ⬩ right (hand, side, etc.) ⬩ the right hand, the right ⬩ strong, quick ⬩ quick, wise

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strong, of persons or personifications Metod mihtum swíð, Cd. Th. 233, 32; Dan. 284: Andr. Kmbl. 2415; An. 1209: Exon. Th. 45, 8; Cri. 716. Ðý læs hé for wlence, mon móde swíð, of gemete hweorfe, 294, 34; Crii. 25. Hwæt wæs ðé, sǽ swíþa? forhwan fluge

a-swond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swond, = a-swand

he weakened ⬩ enervated ⬩ enervavit

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he weakened, enervated; enervavit,Cot. 71;

fisc-wylle

(adj.)
Grammar
fisc-wylle, -welle; adj. [cf. weallan to swarm]

Full of fish ⬩ abounding in fish ⬩ piscíbus abundans ⬩ piscōsus

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Full of fish, abounding in fish; piscíbus abundans, piscōsus Ðæt eálond is fiscwylle the island is abounding in fish, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 41. Fiscwyllum wæterum flŭviis piscōsis, 1, 1; S. 473, 15. Fiscwelle bisarius? [= piscārius ], Wrt. Voc. 66, 8

a-swindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swindan, p. -swand, pl. -swundon ; pp. -swunden [a away, swindan to languish]

To languish away ⬩ to enervate ⬩ pine ⬩ consume away ⬩ to decay ⬩ perish ⬩ dissolve ⬩ tabescere ⬩ torpescere ⬩ consumi

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To languish away, to enervate, pine, consume away, to decay, perish, dissolve; tabescere, torpescere, consumi Hwý ge swá aswundene sión why are ye so enervated? Bt. 40, 4; Fox 238, 31. Ðýlæs ealle gesceafta aswindaþ lest all creatures perish, Bt. 33,

a-suond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-suond, = a-swand

languished

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languished,Cot. 101;

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)

To cause a person to labour, to cause trouble to a person ⬩ where no good is implied, to harass, vex, afflict, distress ⬩ where a good result is intended, to mortify, chasten ⬩ verberare

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To cause a person to labour, to cause trouble to a person where no good is implied, to harass, vex, afflict, distress Ic swencu hió adfligam illos. Ps. Surt. 17, 39. Hwí swencst ðú ðis folc . . . Pharaon swencþ ðín folc cur afflixisti populum istum?.

swancor

(adj.)
Grammar
swancor, adj.

Bending easily. ⬩ of a horse ⬩ slender, slim, active and graceful in movement ⬩ pliant, supple ⬩ flexible, slim ⬩ a bend ⬩ pliable, flexible ⬩ without firmness, feeble, weak

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Bending easily. of a horse (cf.Icel. svangr in the same connection), slender, slim, active and graceful in movement þrió wicg swancor and sadolbeorhte, Beo. 4356; B. 2175.[Jamieson gives swank slender; limber, agile: swanking supple, active: swanky tall

swíþ-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-ferhþ, adj.

of strong mind or soul ⬩ of violent mind, violent, impetuous

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of strong mind or soul Snotor and swýð*-*ferhð ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 1656; B. 826. Swíðferhþe ( Beowulf's companions ), 990; B. 493. Hwæt swíðferhðum ( the Danes ) sélest wǽre tó gefremmnanne, 348; B. 173. of violent mind, violent, impetuous Geswearc

be-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícan, bi-swícan; ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ, -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [be by, swícan to deceive]

To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade ⬩ decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere

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To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade; decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere He ongan sirwan hú he hine beswícan mihte he began to plot how he might deceive

Linked entries: be-swác bi-swícan

for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEAR ⬩ to swear falsely ⬩ perjure ⬩ ejūrāre ⬩ pējĕrāre

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To FORSWEAR, to swear falsely, perjure; ejūrāre, pējĕrāre He sigewǽpnum forsworen hæfde he had forsworn martial weapons, Beo. Th. 1613; B. 804. Ic forswerige pējĕro, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 98; Wrt. Voc. 49, 6. Ne forswere ðú non perjūrābis, Mt. Bos.

un-swice

(n.)
Grammar
un-swice, es; m. (or -swic, es; n. ?)

Good faith ⬩ absence of deceit or treachery

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Good faith, absence of deceit or treachery Ðá gyrnde hé griðes and gísla, ðet hé móste unswican intó gemóte cuman and út of gemóte he required safeconduct and hostages, that he might come to the meeting and go from it without treachery, Chr. 1048; Erl

sweór

(n.)
Grammar
sweór, swehor, es; m.

a father-in-law ⬩ the word is also used to translate consobrinus; a cousin ⬩ father-in-law ⬩ socer, levir

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a father-in-law Sueór vetellus, Txts. 106, 1099. Su[eó]r socer, 97, 1878. Sweór, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 7: 72, 51: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 13. Se wæs Caiphas sweór (sueór, Lind.), Jn. Skt. 18, 13: Gen. 38, 13. Sweór, swiór, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 13. Hǽdne wǽron begen

Linked entries: suhterga swór swur-

æt-swymman

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swymman, p. -swamm, pl. -swummon; pp. -swummen

To swim out ⬩ swim ⬩ enatare

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To swim out, swim; enatare.Chr. 918; Ing. 132,17, note m

Linked entry: swimman

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.

to be silent ⬩ of that which has voice ⬩ of that which has not voice, not to make a noise ⬩ to be silent from astonishment, be amazed ⬩ with an object (gen. or acc.) to be silent about something, to refrain from the mention of something

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to be silent, of that which has voice Ic suwige (swugige, swuwie) taceo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Zup. 26, 13. Swigaþ silet (vipera ), Rtl. 125, 27. God ne swugaþ (swigaþ, Surt.) Deus non silebit, Ps. Th. 49, 3. Ðonne swíaþ ( silet) hé (the phenix ), Exon. Th

a-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen; v.a.

To swear ⬩ jurare

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To swear; jurare Ðæs deópne áþ Drihten aswór juravit Dominus veritatem, Ps. Th. 131, 11. Ðæt he hine for hóle ǽr ne aswóre non frustrabitur eam, 131, 11

Linked entry: swerian